2004 Hyundai Elantra Electrical system Problems

“On 3/4/2005, while driving on an interstate highway, the car stalled and wouldn't immediately start. It did start later. I was towed to a dealer, which replaced the crankshaft position sensor. On 4/21/2005, I got to my parked car to find that it wouldn't start for 10-15 minutes. The symptoms were very similar to the march 4 incident, without the stalling out on the highway to preface it. The following day, I took the car to a different dealer, where they tested the car but made no repairs. I wrote Hyundai. …”

“(1) can happen anytime without warning. May go for weeks, days, or minutes before recurring. (2)engine shuts off while driving. Must shift into neutral to restart. Not easy to do when doing 65 MPH on rt 30, to suddenly have no power or power steering and a semi is on your tail. It has happened at least 20 times since the first time in wet, dry, fast slow, or idle. (3) 1st time wiggle wires. It would not happen in the shop. Replaced fuse box, we refuse to drive the car again due to fear for our lives. Since there is no warning and it can be weeks between happenings you can't prepare for it.”

“While driving to florida on i95 using cruise control traffic began to back up in the richmond area so the wife hit the brakes. Car did not disengage but rather sped up to the control setting. Repeatedly hitting the brakes had no effect so we had to manually disengage the unit. The incident was reported to the dealer of purchase as well as to the local Hyundai dealer with no resolution other than to pay for them to hunt down the problem. …”

“Vehicle caught on fire in the engine compartment while driving 40 MPH. The local fire department arrived to extinguish the fire. Dealer and the manufacturer were notified. The consumer stated that she smelled smoke coming through the vents while driving. The engine light came on and the vehicle lost all power. Vehicle brakes went out. The consumer stopped the vehicle and her and the passengers got out of the vehicle within seconds of flames.”

“Hyundai Elantra gls 2004 (1) no events LED up to failures (2) between 15000-20000 miles ignition stopped working - fixed by Hyundai after we severely nagged them for days - car is less than 18 months old has 32,000 miles on it now clutch disk is supposedly burned out- I have never had a clutch burn out on me or anyone I know much less at a mere 32,000 miles want to charge me 300 to see if warranty might cover it; however if it doesn't they will charge me 800 or so to fix this problem car grinds when turning- Hyundai will not check it out, supposedly warranty also does not cover this. …”